Aggie Basketball
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Played sparingly last season, but with a team that possesses multiple freshmen and sophomores, his year of experience could prove valuable for the Aggies…Brings a strong academic presence to the program…He is the son of a basketball coach and has outstanding fundamentals.
2008-2009: Played in seven games without a start...Played 17 minutes during the season and averaged 4.0 points per game...Played a season-high nine minutes against Tennessee Wesleyan on Jan. 6
Orangeburg-Wilkerson High School Career: Played three varsity seasons under head coach Alex Barron...As a senior, he earned All-Region honors and was named the team’s MVP...Averaged 16.0 points and 5.0 assists per game after breaking his wrist...During his junior season, he was named the team’s most promising player...He was also named an All-T&D regional player...Williams graduated ninth in his class and was named News 19 Player of the Week during his career.
Personal: Full name is Jared Christian Williams…He is the son of John and Millicent Williams…He has two siblings, Jordan and Jaiden…His nicknames include J.R., Jay, J-Red and Big J…His first basketball memory was scoring his first points in a city-league game…Williams’ favorite basketball moment was getting his first slam dunk in a high school game…If he could be on a television show it would be SportsCenter because it would be interesting to host the show…If he owned a corporation it would be a company similar to Microsoft and the first hire would be Bill Gates…Wants to work for a company in their Information Technology department…Williams is also a talented barber and he is inspired by the smiles he gets from his family when he does well.